If they are from a 3 inch lift your fine... I'm running my shocks from my 3" rough country lift and I'm now at 5"s.. mine aren't limiting my droop much at all.. I can still flex plenty

 

I have Rusty's 3" HD Leafs. About 2 years old now. Still sits at about 4" of lift. I want relocation brackets. I like the no lift ones. Presuming they give no lift. With a 2" shackle, at 45 degree will I even get any lift from the shackle?

 

Wont the shock eventually pull itself apart cause the shock isnt long enough for that much lift and droop?

 

Not unless your like beating the crap out of it. I'm pretty sure when you get a Rc 3" lift they give you the same shocks that come with the 4.5" lift.

 

Do you already have the 2" shackles in? If so, you won't gain any. In fact you'll probably lose a bit.

If not then you'll gain a bit.

 

I just put on a 3" zone lift and am running 31 inch gy wrangler duratracs. I knew my mpg would go down, but stock I had about 16, and now I'm getting almost 10 mpg. Is that somewhat normal? Does it have to break in? Or do I just have to work some extra hours now

 

Did you change your speedo gear? If not, that will mess with the mileage. Depending on your driving, you will lose a couple of MPGs when moving up to a larger tire size... but it shouldn't be that much.

Try swapping out that speedo gear and it should get back to at least 14.

 

No its on a stock shackle right now.

I was reading about the HD Offroad no lift brackets. They have lower holes so that you don't lose the lift your extended shackles give. And the brackets themselves can be mounted lower.

 

I put on some 1.5" spacers and when I did they are TIGHT on the bumpstop tower. Like they were hammered in place. What's going to be the best way to remove then? Heat or grind them in half?

 

Hammer and patience. Or if you never plan to use them again a cutoff wheel makes short work of hacking them off.

 

Cut off wheel. They'll be ruined either way. It'll still be a pain to do them

 

Heat up a box cutter and cut through it like hot butter.

 

That's not a bad idea either hmmm.

 

I just used two long skinny pry bars and worked them all the way off. They were only tight over the last little flange that holds the bumpstop though.

 

Yeah these were so tight they rubbed the paint off the bumpstop tower lol